The rationale for the volume is that epilepsy is not a purely neurological phenomenon, and that both neurological and sociological components are necessary to elucidate unexplored social and cultural aspects of the brain disorder. Neurologists and related scientists review the rather meager research into such topics as beliefs and perceptions of epilepsy in different cultures, the political economy of who gets treated for epilepsy, women's health issues, driving and the law, employment, how much physical exercise is too much, the economic and psychosocial burden of epilepsy in developing countries, and epilepsy and media. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)